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title: "Gamecocks Edge Texas A&M 17-9 for Fourth Straight Win in Columbia"
url: https://www.herestarkville.com/2026/11/08/gamecocks-beat-texas-am-17-9-fourth-straight-win-columbia/
date: 2026-11-08T08:53:51-06:00
modified: 2026-11-08T08:53:51-06:00
author: "HERE Columbia"
categories: ["Sports"]
site: "HERE Starkville"
attribution: "HERE Starkville"
---

# Gamecocks Edge Texas A&M 17-9 for Fourth Straight Win in Columbia

> COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina stretched its winning run to four games Saturday night, holding off Texas A&M 17-9 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia behind quarterback LaNorris Sellers and a defense that bent without breaking. The night turned early in the third quarter, when Aggies kicker David Olano missed a field goal that would have

*Source: [HERE Starkville](https://www.herestarkville.com/2026/11/08/gamecocks-beat-texas-am-17-9-fourth-straight-win-columbia/) — November 8, 2026 by HERE Columbia*

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina stretched its winning run to four games Saturday night, holding off Texas A&M 17-9 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia behind quarterback LaNorris Sellers and a defense that bent without breaking.

The night turned early in the third quarter, when Aggies kicker David Olano missed a field goal that would have put Texas A&M in front 12-7. That miss snapped a streak of 16 straight makes to open his season. Malik Orsan answered with a 43-yard kick midway through the fourth quarter, and South Carolina never trailed again at 10-9.

Sellers had visited the locker room for ankle X-rays just before halftime. He returned to finish 20-for-31 passing for 251 yards and a touchdown, then iced it with a 41-yard scoring run inside the last two minutes, one play after the Gamecocks stopped Texas A&M on downs. Nyck Harbor caught four passes for 70 yards, Isaiah Augustave added 50 yards on 10 carries and Fred Johnson led all players with 11 tackles, including a sack.

Texas A&M outgained the Gamecocks and held the ball nearly 10 minutes longer. Rueben Owens II ran for a season-best 137 yards, and the Aggies reached the South Carolina 3 on their final drive before Marcel Reed threw incomplete to end it.

South Carolina is now 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the SEC, sits No. 21 in the CFP rankings and is bowl eligible after opening league play 0-3. Texas A&M fell to 4-5 and 1-5.